ZDNet reports the Queensland Police Service has started its statewide rollout of 2,200 Axon body-worn cameras. Police Minister Bill Byrne said the cameras will be available to specialty teams, including tactical crime units, rapid action and patrol groups, the Railway Squad, Dog Squad, and the Road Policing Command. Police Commissioner Ian Stewart believes the cameras will assist in gathering evidence, while saying the technology has helped save 10 minutes per officer per shift in the initial trials. "Through use of the evidence management system, officers were able to add metadata to their recordings in the field, reducing the amount of time officers had to spend manually managing their data at the end of a shift," said Stewart.
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